Other provinces have elections too: Manitoba edition
In an utter surprise to this arrogant central Canadian, four other provinces and two territories are holding elections this October in what promises to be an interesting campaign among the…
Rideout tags Tories for election pork-fest #nlpoli
Former premier Tom Rideout didn’t mince words about the orgy of pork-barrel spending his former caucus colleagues have been pushing in the run-up. On a political panel on Tuesday morning,…
Red Flags
I don't want to belabour, because frankly I'm beginning to no longer care about the maddening internal machinations of the good titanic Liberal. Jeff has an excellent piece that gets…
Reformatory proper range of sentence for possession of "small" amount of cocaine for trafficking
R. v. Speziale, 2011 ONCA 580 is a clear statement of the appropriate range for possession of a 'small' amount of cocaine for trafficking. 'Small' is not a definite quantity but certainly is…
The Layman’s Law
The following web exclusive is a part of the on Canada’s Criminal (Justice) System in the issue of Canadian Dimension. In 1974, Judge Gordon H. McConnell set a precedent in…
Canada’s tough on crime agenda and its immediate effects
The following web exclusive is a part of the special focus on Canada’s Criminal (Justice) System in the Sept/Oct 2011 issue of Canadian Dimension. A regression is occurring within our…
Will Teabaggers swallow Schweddy Balls?
Remember that SNL skit with Alec Baldwin featuring the NPR ladies and a delightful confection cooked up by Baldwin's character named 'Schweddy Balls'? Ben & Jerry's has introduced a new…
Bob Rae, Sheila Copps And General William Tecumseh Sherman
If you're running to be president of a political party crippled by decades of leadership rivalries and factional infighting, it's probably not the best idea to launch your campaign by…
Alert! Episode 185
Alert! discusses Jack Layton’s impact on the NDP and contemplates what the future holds for politics, the NDP, Québec and the Left in his absence. Featuring Judy Rebick, Murray Dobbin,…
Voluntary severance for police
It's a curious position, no layoffs but cut staff costs -- but with police morale as low as it is I bet plenty of police will take a package. Here's…
Civil conspiracy claims in family law
Waters v. Michie, 2011 BCCA 364 is an appeal from an order striking the appellant’s plea of conspiracy against her former husband and his current wife in a family law…
Duncan’s Bucket List
Learn to fly. Time-space travel to Australia in 1993. Find out if lovebirds taste like chicken. Get my driver’s license. Get fat again, but not so fat I can’t squeeze…
Tim Hudak Tweets of the Day
Burn, about this. Burn, again. Context, here.
Why Are There Union-Bashing Bloggers on the NDP Blogging Site????
So the question that comes to mind this morning is why do we still see, even in the ranks of the New Democrats on line, claims such as the problems…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Aaron Wherry takes a look at how the NDP caucus has responded to Jack Layton's death and the resulting outpouring of public sympathy:After…
Changer Your Windows, Not the Reactor: How to Save Energy and Create Jobs
What is more energy effective, renovating a nuclear reactor or insulating houses?A new study by the Quebec group Ecohabitation says that refurbishing Hydro Québec's one reactor to prepare it for…
From Landfill to Sustainable Power Plant
Madison, New York, has a landfill that has been sitting and rotting and essentially not doing anything productive. That’s all about to change. A new pilot test of a Spectro…
The Planet Isn’t The Only Thing Heating Up: Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline Grows
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and seven other Nobel Peace Laureates have just written a letter to President Obama urging him to reject the Keystone XL tar…
Fundamental myths about the Liberal Party and the interim leader
Let me start by making one thing perfectly clear: there is no rule that prevents interim Liberal leader Bob Rae from deciding to seek the permanent leadership of the Liberal…
Cantada tried to placate Gadhantfi in 2009
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/07/gadhafi-petro-canada.html